Does Anthony see the hotel before they start filming? The designer comes in two weeks early, but Anthony deliberately doesn't see the hotel until the first day of filming.

How much money do they haev to work on a hotel? As of 2013, the show budgets $10,000 per hotel. However, they receive donations from Hotel Register and several computer companies such as Pandora Solutions. Anthony also uses his contacts to get people in the industry to donate their time free of charge.